Saying sorry to the Aztecs
Mexico’s new socialist president, having solved all the economic and social issues that plague his semi-failed narcostate, is now in the business of re-litigating the past: Spain’s government has refused a …
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Sully versus Hollywood
Act 1 The scene: “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation is a new annual event that aims to connect writers and content creators with activists, non-profits and thinkers with ties to …
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Gals Against Humanity
As part of the usual spray directed at the conservative half of Australia, “refugee, racial justice, Palestine campaigner” Sarah Saleh observes about Tony Abbott His existence altogether is offensive. “There is a …
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Never let a crisis go to waste
One of the consequences of the terrorist attack on Christchurch mosques will be an reinvigorated effort by the left to silence and censor speech and debate on topics they consider …
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The 24 hour media rule
The mainstream media – and the social media – are so good at generating instant outrages that I now have an informal rule: try not to comment on any new …
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No meat and two veg
As the social mediaverse keeps discussing pros and cons of Gillette’s new ad, here comes PETA with the creepiest possible collection of men proudly waving their genitalia around in public …
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Baby It’s Woke Inside
In this week’s chronicles of outrage and offence: “Radio stations around the U.S. and Canada have dropped the 1944 Christmas tune from their lineups over lyrics including, ‘I ought to …
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Three reasons the Liberal Party is heading for the slaughter
Try as I might I can’t imagine any possible, even unlikely, scenario where the Coalition government in Canberra manages to get returned in the widely expected May 2019 general election. To …
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Caution: gay people crossing
First we’ve had skirts put on pedestrian crossing lights’ little people, because apparently, unlike children, some adults think that stick figures represent men only and not all human beings (until …
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Dear Resistance, listen to my lived totalitarian experience – you have no effing idea what you’re talking about
In a world that the identity politics has wrought, lived experience is a trump (apologies for the use of a triggering word) card: your viewpoint or opinion on an issue …
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Children of the Revolution
Number one most-read article in “The Atlantic” monthly at the moment is a very interesting piece by Yascha Mounk, lecturer on government at Harvard, titled “Americans Strongly Dislike PC Culture”, …
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Take the Opera House and shove it
As a member of a rather sizeable group of Australians who don’t live in Sydney and are not precious and obsessive tools, I’m of a strong opinion that everyone should …
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Unhappy Columbus Day
In a world where quoting Winston Churchill now gets you socially mobbed and forced into a grovelling apology (if you’re wondering what I’m referring to:) Did not mean to offend …
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Star Wars vs Troll Wars
Does a movie really suck or is it all just a big Russian conspiracy? Don’t ask me – I haven’t watched any of the new Disney “Star Wars” franchise movies …
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Should men give up their seats for women?
No, not on the bus or subway – I think it’s taken that if you are gentlemen you will – but in life generally. Matthew Dowd, chief political analyst for …
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No sexy Halloween Handmaid for you
You all know of course by now that you can’t appropriate other cultures’ artefacts, but did you know you also can’t appropriate wokeness? It turns out maybe oppression isn’t sexy …
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Norway has got its Yassmin too
It seems that the “young Muslim refugee woman with head covered who bags her adopted country and gets lionised for it by the leftie establishment” model is not restricted just …
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Cartoons in black and white
The last time a cartoon created controversy people died. Hopefully this time all there is to it is a lot of hot air:* America has responded with shock and disgust …
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No more ABCDE for your ABC?
Judging by the test results, the learning outcomes in Australian schools are at best stagnating in absolute terms and declining relatively to other OECD countries. This is a problem for …
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Lest We Remember
I like free speech and free market because they allow us to see who the idiots are and to spend our money elsewhere. Wisconsin parents – avoid Ripon College for …
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